7-27-08
I have been on the computer way too much today, but I suppose its ok, since I got some pending emails sent, and worked a lot on my poems….
Yesterday I went kayaking out to the Rio Istian—it’s not really a river, it’s a swamp, but it’s shaped like a river on the isthmus between the two volcanoes that make up Isla Ometepe. It was about an hour and a half of hard paddling to get out there because the wind was blowing, hard, directly in my face. I was so tired when I got there! But it was worth it. I saw some awesome birds, a bunch of wild cows staring at me, and some lovely mangrove-type trees (I’m not sure if they were mangroves, because the water isn’t salty…). The way back was a bit harder than I had expected, mostly because of my blisters, but I made it back to the hotel tired and happy, though a bit sunburned.
I didn’t do much for the rest of the day, but I did ask whether or not I could pay with a credit card here (the answer was no), and if there was an ATM nearby (also no)… It turns out that I have just barely enough cash to pay for the room, the food and the kayaking, but I have to sleep in one of the dorm beds tonight (instead of the single room) to be able to have enough cash to get home… Oops!! So I didn’t get to go horseback riding today because I couldn’t spare the 10 bucks to pay for it… bummer. Instead, I finished my book, wrote some emails, worked on my poems, and have been nursing my sore, sore shoulders and arms. After writing this I think I’m going to take out my iPod and have a nap in one of the hammocks. There are many fewer people here now, so it feels less like a backpacker hangout and much more like a lovely, tranquil spot to relax.
Tomorrow I’m off back to
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